Financial Aid

Financial subsidy for graduate study is available for qualified applicants
on a competitive basis in the form of assistantships, fellowships, and
minority-assistance programs. The departmental assistantship is the most
common form of support. Depending on the educational background of the
student, assistantships are on average $1692 per month for half-time assistantships.
Students on graduate assistantships automatically receive in-state tuition
privileges and a 9-credit tuition waiver for Fall and Spring semesters,
and a 5-credit tuition waver for summer semester.

In addition to the departmental assistantships, a variety of other special
competitive assistantships or fellowships are available including the
EEBB Program Fellowships (travel and research assistance for current students),
College of Natural Science Recruiting Fellowships
(which offer stipends of up to $27,000 annually for 2014-2015),
University Distinguished Fellowships,
University Enrichment Fellowships,
and numerous research assistantships
supported by individual research grants. Many of these offer higher stipends
than most departmental assistantships in order to attract the best applicants.

For more information on graduate financial aid, see the MSU Graduate
School's web site information for prospective
students.